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Date:: 1984-01-05
Main contributors:: Howard, Roy Wilson, 1883-1964, Meyer, Matt, Gray, Richard
Summary:: The Roy Howard Archive Oral History Collection. Interviewer Richard Gray.

Date:: unknown/unknown
Summary:: Discusses the earth as a whole and man's attempts to expand his own knowledge and use of the planet's geography. Traces the geographic growth of man's first movements in search of food, his invention of the compass, the resulting discovery of new worlds, the development of map making and methods of communication and travel. Illustrates the extent to which geography is significant in human affairs.

Date:: 1963
Main contributors:: Coca-Cola
Summary:: An advertisement for king-sized Coca-Cola in which a jingle plays over a scene of young people playing softball and drinking bottles of Coke. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

Date:: 1948
Summary:: The first in a series of twelve, one-reel films designed to present behind-the scenes activities of the motion picture industry. This film chronicles the technical and aesthetic growth of moving pictures, using excerpts from "The Great Train Robbery", "The Birth of a Nation", "Easy Street", "The Jazz Singer", "In the Hills of Old Kentucky", "Show of Shows", and "Night Song". A salute to the 30,000 people working in Hollywood includes a montage which illustrates some of the 272 different crafts involved in filmmaking. An overview of the physical production of celluloid (cotton and silver) is included. The narrator promises additional short films about each step in movie production.

Date:: 1958
Main contributors:: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Helen M. Robinson, John Barnes
Summary:: Dramatizes a boy's faith in and love for his dog. Shows how a young, inexperienced sheep dog is carefully trained by his young master and the boy's father in preparation for being entered in the famous "Sheep Dog Trials" of the Scottish Highlands. Depicts the life of Scottish shepherds and stresses the importance of a good sheep dog.

Date:: 1962
Main contributors:: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Elizabeth Graf, Ph.D., Pittsburgh Public Schools, Larry Yust, I. Mankofsky
Summary:: Discusses various techniques in the care of pets, with demonstrations to show the provision of food, shelter, recreation, and exercise, as well as grooming and bathing. Explains and illustrates techniques for the care of pet canaries, tropical fish, cats, and dogs.

Date:: 1952
Main contributors:: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc., Willard Abraham, John W. Barnes, Gordon Weisenborn
Summary:: Tells of the adventures of the Baxter family on a picnic. After Frank and Jean fly their kite, a goat tries to eat it. Frank's dog, Penny, keeps the goat from it and is then rewarded by the children.

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